A crunchy sunflower seed, pumpkin seed and almond crust provides a hearty base for the rich and creamy pumpkin custard filling. You'll never miss the gluten or the doughy pastry! This is equally delicious frozen - one of my friends prefers it that way!

Sunflower seeds salted in the shell are a most favoured snack on the Prairies, their popularity bolstered by the rumour that it takes more calories to get at the seed and eat it, than there are in the seeds. At summer resorts like Gimli and Winnipeg Beach, the summer residents spit seed shells and tell salty stories until their tongues are numb.

This is a recipe where the whole is much greater than the parts. These patties are yummy and do not taste like either sunflower seeds or carrots but like something else entirely. Very healthful and easy to make.